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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 January 2019

On Thursday 10 January, demand averaged 39.4 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

39.4GW AVERAGEWind4.23 GW10%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW6%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas21.74 GW53%Coal4.07 GW10%Imports1.30 GW3%Nuclear6.62 GW16%39.4GW AVERAGE10%53%10%16%
Price
—/MWh
Demand39.4GW
Generation 39.6Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables12%
Other25%
Carbon intensityVery high
345g/kWh
0Day average 345300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 January 2019, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 19:15. Carbon intensity averaged 345 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (245 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (408 g/kWh). Gas made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.160.4%Wind 4.2310.3%Gas 21.7453.2%Hydro 0.501.2%Biomass 2.295.6%Nuclear 6.6216.2%Coal 4.079.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.4avgGeneration 39.6avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 19:15
Low 28.9 · 04:15Avg 39.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 39.6Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports6GWh
In
24 Out
30
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 10 Jan

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 January 2019, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (13 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Jan
Imported
24GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net out
6GWh
Average net flow
0.25GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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